Two American tourists have been kidnapped in Egypt, along with their guide, when they were held up in their minivan near a Red Sea resort on Friday. The details are still scarce, but it sounds like the American women may have been targeted for the kidnapping, as the three other passengers in the minivan were left behind. The group had been visiting St. Catherine's Monestary in Sinai, and was headed back to the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, CBS reports, citing a local paper. A helicopter search is underway for the kidnappers, who drove off in a sedan and a pickup truck into the nearby mountains.
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